Law clerks assist attorneys in such tasks as preparing pleadings and legal memoranda, conducting legal research, reviewing and summarizing disclosure and records, meeting with clients at the jail, and observing court proceedings. Law clerks assist with research and writing assignments in the areas of criminal defense, juvenile delinquency proceedings, and dependency proceedings. Law clerks are expected to be recent law graduates who are either (a) awaiting bar results or character and fitness results OR (b) are currently preparing to take the bar. All applicants must demonstrate an interest in remaining with Pima County Public Defense Services after their clerkship and promote to trial attorney. Extensive efforts are made by the office to incorporate and include Law Clerks in various training and professional development opportunities with an eye toward becoming attorneys within the office.
This posting for Pima County Public Defense Services (PDS) is to establish a register for current and future Law Clerk - Unclassified vacancies which serve several PDS divisional offices (Public Defender and Legal Defender). Visit www.pima.gov/pds for more information about Pima County Public Defense Services.
Minimum Requirements:
(1) Second or third-year law student in or graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
OR:
(2) Completion of coursework from an accredited college of law in criminal procedures, constitutional law, and legal research.
(Additional relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college of law may be substituted.)
Visit this link to apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pima/jobs/3914204/7656-law-clerk-...